Old Feb 15, 2017, 8:57 am
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This Wiki contains a summary of the latest Special Upgrade Offers received by forum members. As well as posting the details in the thread, please add to it!

Simply add the following information

Flight number - Departure and Destination - Original and Upgraded Class - Price of upgrade - Booking Class - When you received the offer - When your flight was scheduled to depart.

EXAMPLE:

QR149 DOH-MAD Y-J INR35717 (500) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Don't forget to also share a detailed post with....

The flight number and route you received the offer for:
The full routing for the leg of the flight:
The cabin the offer is for upgrading to:
The cash cost, including currency:
How far in advance you received the offer:


Thank you for your help!
Last updated: 19/04/2017 up to and including post 69.

Addis Ababa
QR1427 DOH-ADD Y-J $320, offer received while in the air from ORD-DOH

Athens
QR212 ATH-DOH Y-J SGD458 (303) Booking Class T - Offer received 14 days before 02/23/17 flight

Atlanta
QR756 ATL-DOH Y-J USD 750 (706) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/05/17 flight

Bahrain
QR1104 DOH-BAH Y-F QAR765 offer received 15 days before flight on March 30th

Bangkok
BKK-DOH Y-J 10500B (275) Link
QR836 DOH-BKK; Y to J; 353 GBP; Booking class Q; 14 days before flight on July 3, 2017
QR831 BKK-DOH; J to F; 47,991 THB; Booking class C; 2-3 days before flight on Sept 5, 2022

Beijing
QR895 PEK-DOH Y-J CNY3380; Booking Class O; 7 days before flight on Jan 13, 2018

Berlin
QR80 BER-DOH Y-J 505; Booking Class T; 7 days before flight Jan 2024

Brussels
QR196 BRU-DOH Y-J 588; Booking Class N; At online check-in, travelled on Dec 27, 2018

Calcutta
QR541 CCU-DOH Y-J USD210 Booking Class N - Offer received 15 days before 04/16/17 flight

Cardiff
QR321 DOH-CWL Y-J - 6829HKD (667) Booking Class N - Offer received when online check-in opened for 04/08/2018 flight.

Chicago
DOHORD Y-J $645 Link
ORD-DOH, Y-J, $1320, offer received 2 days before 4/6/2018 flight
QR725 DOH-ORD Y-J $1285 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 2 days ago August 2020 flight

Colombo
QR664 DOH-CMB Y-J LKR 30686 ($196) Booking Class O - Offer received 16 days before 03/14/17 flight

Delhi
QR578 DOH-DEL Y-J USD190 Booking Class N - Offer received 6 days before 04/05/17 flight

Dubai
DXB-DOH Y-F 397 Link
QR 1019 DXB-DOH Y-F QAR 729 Booking class O - Offer received 15 days before flight, May 5th 2017

DOH-DXB Y-F $487 Link
QR 1022 DOH - DXB, Y-F, QAR 729 (~189), Booking class O, offer received 15 days before May 2nd 2017 flight.

Dublin
QR20 DUB-DOH Y-C (from V fare): 629 Euro - offered at check-in mobile app (28th November 2017)

Edinburgh
DOH-EDI Y-J 350 Link

EDI-DOH Y-J 430 Link

Frankfurt
QR068 FRA-DOH Y-J 480 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 11/25/16 flight

DOH-FRA Y-J $130 Booking Class B Link

Goa
GOI-DOH Y-J $100 Booking Class B Link

Guangzhou
QR874 DOH-CAN Y-J 632; Booking Class N; At online check-in, travelled on Dec 28, 2018

Helsinki
QR308 HEL-DOH Y-J 463 Booking class O - Mobile app at check-in. Feb/2018

Ho Chi Minh City
QR970 DOH-SGN Y-J 380 Booking Class O - Offer received 16 days before 11/26/16 flight

Hong Kong
QR815 HKG-DOH Y-J 380 Booking Class S offered 7 days before flight 07.04.
QR817 HKG-DOH Y-J HKD 4059 Booking Class W - Offer received 14 days before 07/17/17 flight
QR815 HKG-DOH Y-J HKD 5179 Booking Class N - Offer received 5 days before flight 14th July 2018
QR815 HKG-DOG Y-J HKD 5651 (552) Booking Class - Offer received when online check-in opened for 04/08/2018 flight.
QR817 HKG-DOH J-F 11,508 HKD Booking Class R offered 9 days before flight 08/05/2023

Istanbul - IST

QR240 IST-DOH Y-J ₺4319 ($629) Booking Class N - Offer received 7 days before July 2020 flight
QR239 DOH-IST Y-J $630 Booking Class S - Offer was available in MMB 3-4 days ago July 2020 flight

Istanbul - SAW


QR244 SAW-DOH Y-J $530 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 2 days ago August 2020 flight
QR237 DOH-SAW Y-J $530 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 3 days ago November 2020 flight
QR237 DOH-SAW Y-J $520 Booking Class V - Offer was available in MMB 15 days ago January 2021 flight


Kuala Lumpur
QR844 DOH-KUL Y-J USD 440 (414) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/05/17 flight
QR 0852 DOH - KUL 351 O to J - 15 days before

London Heathrow
QR 0002 LHR - DOH 606 O to J - 15 days before
DOHLHR Y-J 1171AZN (545) Link

DOHLHR Y-J 554Link

DOHLHR Y-J 620 Link

QR016 LHR-DOH Y-J GBP618 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 22/03/2017 flight

QR001 DOH-LHR Y-J GBP 724 Booking class Q - Offer received 15 days before flight

London Gatwick
QR330 LGW-DOH Y-J GBP1381 Booking Class O - Offer received 2 days before 01/13/17 flight

Los Angeles

QR740 LAX-DOH Y-J $1420 Booking Class S - Offer was available in MMB 3-4 days ago July 2020 flight

Luxor
LXR-DOH Y-J 1780LE (80) Link

Madrid
QR149 DOH-MAD Y-J INR35717 (500) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Manila
QR929 MNL-DOH Y-J USD633 Booking Class W - Offer received 15 days before 08 September 2020 flight

Melbourne
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J AUD 1171 Booking class Q - Offer received 15 days before flight
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J AUD 1180 Booking class O - Offer received 15 days before flight (April 2017)
QR905 MEL-DOH Y-J EUR 844 Booking class O - Offer received 7 days before flight (April 2017)

Miami
QR778 MIA-DOH Y-J USD940 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/08/17 flight

Q778 MIA-DOH Y-J LKR 144225 ($922) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/13/17 flight

Mumbai
QR556 DOH-BOM Y-J INR13390 (188) Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 03/01/17 flight

QR557 BOM-DOH Y-J INR16464 (230) Booking Class O - Offer recieved 15 days before 01/13/17 flight

Munich
QR057 DOH-MUC Y-J 436 Booking Class S offered 7 days before flight 07.04.

QR059 DOH-MUC Y-J HKD 4059 Booking Class W - Offer received 15 days before 07/18/17 flight

Nairobi
NBO-DOH Y-J $265 Link

Oslo
DOH-OSL Y-J 339 Link

Paris
DOH-CDG J-F 1402 Link
CDG-DOH J-F 470 Link

Philadelphia
QR728 PHL-DOH Y-J USD970 Booking Class O - Offer received 15 days before 04/10/17 flight

Phuket
QR842 DOH-HKT Y-J THB9593 (255) Booking Class V - Offer received 7 days before 01/31/17 flight

Rome-Fiumicino
N to J 1639 QAR 2 weeks before flight
QR113 DOH-FCO Y-J CNY3380; Booking Class O - Offer received 7 days before 13 January 2018 flight

Shanghai
QR870 DOH-PVG Y-C ( from V fare) 419 Euro - offered at check-in mobile app (28th November 2017)

Singapore
QR943 SIN-DOH Y-J SGD762 (504) Booking Class T - Offer received 15 days before 02/19/17 flight (received again 10 days before flight)
QR946 DOH-SIN Y-J SGD754 (499) Booking Class T - Offer received 15 days before 02/24/17 flight
QR947- SIN to DOH- Y-R- SGD$697- Booking class O- Offer received 2 weeks before flight on 14 April 2017

Sofia
QR227 DOH-SOF Y-J HKD3296 (USD425) Booking Class N - Offer received 5 days before flight 14th July 2018

Tokyo
NRT-DOH Y-J $567 Link

Washington DC
QR707 DOH-IAD Y-J USD820 Booking Class N - Offer received 15 days before 04/16/17 flight
QR 0713 DOH-IAH $750- Offer received 15 days before
QR 0714 IAH-DOH $1190 - Offer received 15 days before.
IAD-DOH Y-J $1300 Link
QR707 DOH-IAD Y-J ₺5141 ($749) Booking Class N - Offer received 7 days before July 2020 flight
QR708 IAD-DOH Y-J $1405 Booking Class N - Offer was available in MMB 3 days ago November 2020 flight
QR708 IAD-DOH Y-J $1205 Booking Class V - Offer was available in MMB 15 days ago January 2021 flight


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Old Apr 23, 2019, 12:10 pm
  #541  
 
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Guys guys....chill. We have said it before some airlines have proper cash offers ( SAS for example LOT etc) and others just have some weird computer system that decides some insane prices. its not only Qatar. My recent experience with Air Canada was pretty much the same. i was offered during online checj in to upgrade for ONLY 3600 USD from Y to C...
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Old Apr 25, 2019, 9:44 am
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OLCI offer LHr-DOH from Y to J ( O Saver ) 925 dep 26/4/19

DOH-BKK from Y to J ( O saver ) 671 on 346

I am travelling with a non status he bought the DOH-BKK upgrade and I burned my remaing Q credits so we both get upgraded seemed reasonable if you can understand the logic
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Old May 6, 2019, 9:17 pm
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Here's a data point: I had an award ticket using QF points. At the upgrade counter in DOH I asked how much it would cost to UG a segment and I was told that only tickets issued by QR can be upgraded with cash; those issued by another airline can not.
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Old May 7, 2019, 12:35 am
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Non olci upgrade

I received an excellent offer after calling QR's BKK office roughly GBP 800 all the way BKK-LHR all Q suites Inc increased luggage mileage and lounge access which was way less than the change your flight quote
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Old May 7, 2019, 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by spec119
I received an excellent offer after calling QR's BKK office roughly GBP 800 all the way BKK-LHR all Q suites Inc increased luggage mileage and lounge access which was way less than the change your flight quote
This is interesting. So did you call them proactively to just ask about the upgrade?
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Old May 7, 2019, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by salehir
This is interesting. So did you call them proactively to just ask about the upgrade?
There was an upgrade price of GBP 1018 on my travel companion mmb my own mmb had no option to change flight because of an outbound redemption upgrade so called them expecting a much higher price was pleasantly surprised
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Old May 9, 2019, 1:02 pm
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The flight number and route you received the offer for: PSA-DOH QR134 and DOH-NRT QR806
The full routing for the leg of the flight: PSA-TYO
The cabin the offer is for upgrading to: From Economy (T) to Business
The cash cost, including currency: each leg at 563 EURO
How far in advance you received the offer: at the check-in onlineTHanks

I accepted to upgrade the leg DOH-NRT (qSuite)

Thanks
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Old May 23, 2019, 2:58 am
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DOH-CDG QR039
Business (I) to F
CNY9186 (US$1328)
5 days advance of flight

For a 7-hour flight a bit much IMO, approx 50% of PVG-DOH-CDG I-fare.
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 4:43 pm
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Offered at online check-in:
KWI to DOH: Economy to 'First 314.
DOH to MAN: Economy to Business 825.
Absolutely crazy prices. The first flight is only just over an hour in the air. Having checked the second flight it looks like there are currently only about 8 seats allocated in business. What are they thinking?
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Old Jun 12, 2019, 12:25 am
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QR is just not able to figure out how to fill their premium seats

it is a great product going unsold with their lame email marketing offers that never seem to be "as advertised"

on recent long-haul Malaysian Air flights, all Premium seats were occupied and the service / product was quite decent
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Old Jun 13, 2019, 9:56 am
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Anyone here who got the upgrade or upgraded on the QSUITE QR928 DOH-MNL June 12? I got an online offer of QAR 3280 (until day before departure) but waited day of departure. When I got to the upgrade station past immigration, the remaining 7 seats during check in (check in counter in DOH) went poof.

Note: Economy went out full as well
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Old Jun 13, 2019, 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Manictan
Offered at online check-in:
KWI to DOH: Economy to 'First 314.
DOH to MAN: Economy to Business 825.
Absolutely crazy prices. The first flight is only just over an hour in the air. Having checked the second flight it looks like there are currently only about 8 seats allocated in business. What are they thinking?
Qatar has been doing this for quite some time now. It just doesn't make any sense at all.

Their 'special offers' are actually much higher than if you had just bought a business ticket initially.

It's therefore unsurprising that business class cabins on many routes are pretty empty most of the time.

The airline should be trying the maximize revenue, not discourage it.
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Old Jun 16, 2019, 1:15 am
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Originally Posted by TravelDream
Qatar has been doing this for quite some time now. It just doesn't make any sense at all.

Their 'special offers' are actually much higher than if you had just bought a business ticket initially.

It's therefore unsurprising that business class cabins on many routes are pretty empty most of the time.

The airline should be trying the maximize revenue, not discourage it.
a lot of airlines do this too... not least MH.
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Old Jun 16, 2019, 10:24 pm
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Originally Posted by TravelDream
Qatar has been doing this for quite some time now. It just doesn't make any sense at all.

(...)

The airline should be trying the maximize revenue, not discourage it.
In all fairness, we don't have the data - they do. Mathematically, to us, FlyerTalkers, it might not make sense, but we are not the general public. They would know how many upgrades they sell and decide on the sweet spot that maximizes revenue.
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Old Jun 25, 2019, 11:37 pm
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QR265 DOH LCA Y-J AUD891 Booking Class N - Offer received 4 days before flight.

Pretty expensive for a 2hr 45min flight. $5.40 a minute.
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